In April, the series continue to be released, and the intensity of the premieres will only increase. First, it’s worth noting that viewers will finally get to see the series finale of Better Call Saul and the second part of the fourth season of Ozark. Secondly, many interesting premieres are expected. On the first day, the series Slow Horses will be released, where Gary Oldman played the leading role. Toward the middle of the month, the western Far Reach with Josh Brolin will appear on the screens. By the end of April, premieres will be pouring in one by one: a religious detective with Andrew Garfield, a fantastic thriller with Elisabeth Moss, a historical drama with Sean Penn and many other series, which are discussed later in the article.
“Slow Horses” (Slow Horses)
- Platform: Apple TV+.
- Release date: April 1st.
Already on April 1, a series about a team of British intelligence agents MI5, filmed for Apple TV + based on the novel of the same name by Mick Herron, will be released. However, unlike the endless works of impeccable professionals who make no mistakes and single-handedly save the world from incredible threats, Slow Horses is a more mundane show. In the center of the plot is the head of the “penalty department” Jackson Lamb, played by Gary Oldman (by the way, for him this is the first regular role in the series in his entire career). Another batch of agents who failed the task falls under his wing. They have to rake up the most boring cases with a bunch of paperwork. The management expects that most of them will quit themselves before anyone, when the time comes to review their punishment. However, by chance, it is Lamb’s department that is able to deal with one dangerous situation that arose literally out of nowhere.
“Far expanse” (Outer Range)
- Platform: Amazon Prime Video.
- Release date: April 15th.
The next significant premiere of April will take place only by the middle of the month. It will be Amazon’s Far Reach series, filmed in the genre of mystical western. Starring Josh Brolin, Imogen Poots and others. The plot revolves around a farmer from Wyoming, who learns that his land hides some secret. The Abbott family goes through many trials, from the disappearance of their daughter-in-law to a run-in with the Tillersons, owners of a nearby ranch. However, all this will seem secondary to them when a mysterious black void appears on the border of their own pasture. These mysterious events are part of one big mystery of Wyoming. And there are people who want to keep this secret and use it to their advantage.
Anatomy of a Scandal
- Platform: Netflix.
- Release date: April 15th.
A six-episode Netflix miniseries tells the story of a British high society scandal. Sophie, played by Sienna Miller, is married to a powerful politician. She completely trusts him and does not interfere in his affairs. But one day, the husband is accused of a shocking crime – the mutilation of several young girls. Slowly, the truth about all his adventures and other heinous things that he did behind Sophie’s back begins to be revealed. True, whether he is guilty of the main crime is yet to be determined by the court. Meanwhile, Sophie’s life is changing dramatically, and the paparazzi are trying to keep track of all the changes.
“The Rising” (The Rising)
- Platform: Sky.
- Release date: April 22.
“Ascent” is a British version of the Belgian series “Hotel Beau Sejour”, where the heroine discovered her own corpse and was forced to figure out who killed her and why. The British took the basis of the plot and made a new show. Young girl Neve Kelly wakes up in an unfamiliar place and does not remember anything about the last days. Moreover, she discovers her body and realizes that she has died. It most likely wasn’t an accident. The girl becomes furious and she decides that the first thing to do is find out all the circumstances of her death, find the killer, take revenge on him, and only then figure out what to do with the afterlife. The pilot of the series was shown on British television on March 11, and the rest of the series will be released on April 22.
“Gas Light” (Gaslit)
- Platform: STARZ.
- Release date: April 24th.
Gaslight is a drama series that tells the story of the scandal of 1972-1974, when it suddenly became clear that Richard Nixon and the Republicans, with the help of special services, were eavesdropping on everything that was going on in the camp of his opponents – in the campaign headquarters of the Democratic Party. This went down in history as the Watergate scandal. The series will center on John Mitchell, US Attorney General and Nixon’s henchman, as well as his wife Martha, a socialite who was one of the first to draw attention to Nixon’s meddling in the election race. Then the fairy tale of a democratic country in which rigged elections are impossible, and other patriotic slogans of America, began to crumble right before the eyes of the whole world. The leading roles in the series were played by Oscar-winning Sean Penn and Julia Roberts. Also on the screen you can see the increasingly popular Dan Stevens, as well as Patton Oswald and other interesting actors.
“Billy the Kid” (Billy the Kid)
- Platform: Epix.
- Release date: April 24th.
Americans are very fond of repeating the same stories over and over again, but constantly changing them. So, “Billy the Kid” is another attempt to tell about the fate of William Henry McCarthy, who took the nickname baby Billy. For eight hour-long episodes, the creators of the series promise to show the whole truth about this Wild West character. From his Irish roots and work as a cowboy and gunslinger for the government, to the Lincoln County War and “forced” criminal activity. Also in the series will appear another famous bandit – Jesse Evans. He was active in crime even before the war, and after meeting Billy, he went completely off the chain.
“We Own This City” (We Own This City)
- Platform: HBO.
- Release date: April 25th.
HBO miniseries are always an event in the world of cinema. We Own This Town is a crime drama based on the book of the same name by Justin Fenton, an investigative journalist for The Baltimore Sun. The series takes place in Baltimore in 2015. Then 25-year-old African American Freddie Gray was killed while in custody. Riots break out in the city: the people demand justice. The leadership of the Baltimore police instructs the commander of a special squad dealing with tracking weapons and drugs, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, to sort out the situation. Of course, he himself is not too clean-handed, but the swamp into which his detachment will have to plunge will turn out to be deeper than anyone could have imagined. The main role in the series went to Jon Bernthal, whose popularity rapidly skyrocketed after the role of the Punisher in the series based on Marvel comics from Netflix.
“Under the Banner of Heaven”
- Platform: Hulu.
- Release date: 28 April.
The script for this series was based on the book Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Cruel Faith by Jon Krakauer, which describes a real-life story. In 1984, a woman and her daughter were brutally murdered, allegedly by family members. A letter was found at the crime scene, in which God asks the killers to commit this crime. A Mormon detective (who, incidentally, is played by Andrew Garfield, who won his first Golden Globe in 2022 for his role in the musical Tick-Tock, Boom!) begins an investigation that will shake his faith in a higher power. All leads lead to a respected family from Utah that adheres to Mormon fundamentalism. Followers of this movement believe they can communicate directly with God. And two suspects are sure that the murder was approved by higher powers.
Shining Girls
- Platform: Apple TV+.
- Release date: April 29th.
The Shining Ones is an offbeat sci-fi detective on Apple TV+ starring Elisabeth Moss and Jamie Bell. The plot revolves around a girl named Kirby. She worked in the archives department of a Chicago newspaper and dreamed of becoming a journalist until she was assassinated. This event opened in her the power of the “radiant”. The fact is that the maniac was a time traveler who constantly intervenes during the space-time continuum (changes reality). And only those who shine can notice these changes. So, Kirby’s life is now constantly changing: either her pet is a cat, then a dog, then she has a short haircut, then with long hair. And for everyone else, these changes do not exist, because for them it has always been so. Once in the city there is another murder associated with the same maniac. Kirby then teams up with veteran reporter Dan Velasquez to put an end to this madness once and for all.
Source: Trash Box
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